Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

Introducing TEACH-LA: A Transformative Early Childhood Education Workforce Initiative

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Access to early childhood education (ECE) is vital to fostering prosperous communities, families, and economies. The importance of providing quality education for our youngest learners is indisputable, yet the ECE sector continues to experience underinvestment and staffing shortages. It is in this critical moment that PACE is pleased to support the launch of TEACH-LA, an […]

PACE Awarded $5 Million Through the Community Economic Resilience Fund

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PACE is thrilled to have been awarded $5 million through the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) to launch a new initiative, the PACE Green Loan Fund (PGLF). As a community development financial institution (CDFI), PACE’s Green Loan Fund will promote the creation and expansion of green businesses in the Los Angeles region with objectives on […]

PACE Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer

Billy Chun, PACE's New Chief Operating Officer

We are excited to announce our new Chief Operating Officer – William “Billy” Chun. He has over two decades of public and private sector experience in areas of economic development, investments, social impact and public policy. Billy spent eight years in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration, most recently as the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development. He […]

PACE Announces Partnership for California Dream Fund

PACE Business Development Center is excited to announce it is partnering with CalOSBA to provide microgrants up to $10,000 to seed entrepreneurship and small businesses in California!  This new grant opportunity, The California Dream Fund, is designed to incentivize new business startups, especially in underserved communities, through the distribution of microgrants.  The program will offer […]

PACE AID: Assistance in Disaster

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PACE AID: Assistance in Disaster SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) has established the PACE AID (Assistance in Disaster) Program to provide technical assistance & capital to Los Angeles’ small business community.  PACE AID is providing access to capital & technical assistance to small […]

Update on PACE’s Response to COVID-19

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English Spanish / Español Chinese / 中文 English PACE is Here to Help Dear Friend of PACE, These are unprecedented times. Though we are early on in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, our communities are already feeling the effects.  Each day PACE hears of people losing their jobs, businesses struggling to stay afloat, and children facing […]

PACE VP & COO Rachelle Arizmendi to receive NAAAP100 Award

NAAAP100 Awards

Council Member Rachelle Arizmendi was the first person and woman of color to be elected and now reelected to the City of Sierra Madre City Council in California. Rachelle is also the Vice President of PACE, the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment.